List of lakes in Washington facts for kids
This is a list of natural lakes and reservoirs located fully or partially in the U.S. state of Washington. Natural lakes that have been altered with a dam, such as Lake Chelan, are included as lakes, not reservoirs.
Natural lakes
Currently included in this table are all natural and enhanced lakes with a surface area of more than 1,000 acres or a volume of more than 25,000 acre feet as well as smaller lakes (down to 100 acres) with a Wikipedia page.
| Name | County(s) | Elev. (ft) |
Area (acres) |
Volume (acre ft) |
Depth (max)(ft) |
Outflow | Basin | Coordinates | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Chelan | Chelan | 1,102 | 33,000 | 15,800,000 | 1,486 | Chelan River | Columbia / Chelan | 48°01′37″N 120°20′17″W / 48.027°N 120.338°W | ||
| Lake Washington | King | 17 | 22,000 | 2,400,000 | 214 | Lake Washington Ship Canal | Lake Washington | 47°37′19″N 122°15′22″W / 47.622°N 122.256°W | ||
| Ozette Lake | Clallam | 33 | 7,400 | 960,000 | 331 | Ozette River | Ozette River | 48°05′42″N 124°38′13″W / 48.095°N 124.637°W | ||
| Moses Lake | Grant | 1,050 | 6,800 | 130,000 | 38 | Crab Creek | Columbia / Crab Creek | 47°07′26″N 119°20′20″W / 47.124°N 119.339°W | ||
| Osoyoos Lake | Okanogan / B.C. | 911 | 5,800 | 270,000 | 208 | Okanogan River | Columbia / Okanogan | 49°00′00″N 119°26′38″W / 49°N 119.444°W | ||
| Lake Crescent | Clallam | 584 | 5,100 | 1,500,000 | 650 | Lyre River | Lyre River | 48°03′36″N 123°49′41″W / 48.06°N 123.828°W | ||
| Lake Whatcom | Whatcom | 312 | 4,900 | 770,000 | 328 | Whatcom Creek | Bellingham Bay | 48°44′02″N 122°19′52″W / 48.734°N 122.331°W | ||
| Lake Sammamish | King | 30 | 4,900 | 284,000 | 105 | Sammamish River | Lake Washington | 47°35′38″N 122°05′53″W / 47.594°N 122.098°W | ||
| Cle Elum Lake | Kittitas | 2,227 | 4,800 | 520,000 | 260 | Cle Elum River | Columbia / Yakima | 47°16′01″N 121°05′38″W / 47.267°N 121.094°W | ||
| Kachess Lake | Kittitas | 2,258 | 4,500 | 550,000 | 410 | Kachess River | Columbia / Yakima | 47°19′01″N 121°14′17″W / 47.317°N 121.238°W | ||
| Lake Quinault | Grays Harbor | 186 | 3,550 | 496,000 | 240 | Quinault River | Quinault River | 47°28′26″N 123°52′16″W / 47.474°N 123.871°W | ||
| Omak Lake | Okanogan | 958 | 3,250 | 700,000 | 325 | None | Columbia Basin | 48°16′37″N 119°23′56″W / 48.277°N 119.399°W | ||
| Keechelus Lake | Kittitas | 2,521 | 2,600 | 250,000 | 310 | Yakima River | Columbia / Yakima | 47°19′37″N 121°21′07″W / 47.327°N 121.352°W | ||
| Spirit Lake | Skamania | 3,440 | 2,600 | 212,000 | 110 | North Fork Toutle River | Columbia / Cowlitz | 46°16′08″N 122°08′28″W / 46.269°N 122.141°W | ||
| Lake Wenatchee | Chelan | 1,872 | 2,500 | 360,000 | 244 | Wenatchee River | Columbia / Wenatchee | 47°49′23″N 120°46′41″W / 47.823°N 120.778°W | ||
| Lake Tapps | Pierce | 546 | 2,430 | 47,000 | 90 | White River | Puyallup River | 47°12′50″N 122°10′08″W / 47.214°N 122.169°W | ||
| Silver Lake | Cowlitz | 489 | 2,300 | 13,000 | 10 | Outlet Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz | 46°17′24″N 122°47′56″W / 46.29°N 122.799°W | ||
| Vancouver Lake | Clark | 8 | 2,300 | 6,900 | 15 | Lake River | Columbia Basin | 45°40′26″N 122°43′05″W / 45.674°N 122.718°W | ||
| Rock Lake | Whitman | 1,728 | 2,200 | 380,000 | 350 | Rock Creek | Columbia / Snake | 47°10′55″N 117°40′48″W / 47.182°N 117.68°W | ||
| Palmer Lake | Okanogan | 1,150 | 2,100 | 110,000 | 79 | Palmer Creek | Columbia / Okanogan | 48°53′35″N 119°37′08″W / 48.893°N 119.619°W | ||
| Twin Lakes | Ferry | 2,572 | 1,900 | 33,000 | 50 | Stranger Creek | Columbia Basin | 48°16′34″N 118°22′48″W / 48.276°N 118.38°W | ||
| Chester Morse Lake | King | 1,562 | 1,830 | 94,000 | 130 | Cedar River | Lake Washington | 47°23′13″N 121°42′11″W / 47.387°N 121.703°W | ||
| Sprague Lake | Adams / Lincoln | 1,882 | 1,800 | 19,000 | 20 | Cow Creek | Columbia / Snake | 47°15′36″N 118°03′58″W / 47.26°N 118.066°W | ||
| Lenore Lake | Grant | 1,078 | 1,400 | 20,000 | 27 | Soap Lake | Columbia / Crab Creek | 47°29′13″N 119°31′01″W / 47.487°N 119.517°W | ||
| Deer Lake | Stevens | 2,482 | 1,150 | 60,000 | 80 | Sheep Creek | Columbia / Colville | 48°06′43″N 117°35′13″W / 48.112°N 117.587°W | ||
| American Lake | Pierce | 238 | 1,100 | 60,000 | 90 | None | Chambers Creek | 47°07′30″N 122°33′43″W / 47.125°N 122.562°W | ||
| Loon Lake | Stevens | 2,385 | 1,100 | 51,000 | 105 | Sheep Creek | Columbia / Colville | 48°02′42″N 117°37′19″W / 48.045°N 117.622°W | ||
| Newman Lake | Spokane | 2,130 | 1,100 | 23,000 | 30 | None | Columbia / Spokane | 47°46′37″N 117°06′04″W / 47.777°N 117.101°W | ||
| Lake Stevens | Snohomish | 214 | 1,000 | 65,000 | 160 | Catherine Creek | Snohomish River | 48°00′14″N 122°05′06″W / 48.004°N 122.085°W | ||
| Mason Lake | Mason | 197 | 1,000 | 49,000 | 90 | Sherwood Creek | Puget Sound | 47°20′06″N 122°57′29″W / 47.335°N 122.958°W | ||
| Curlew Lake | Ferry | 2,354 | 920 | 40,000 | 130 | Curlew Creek | Columbia / Kettle | 48°44′02″N 118°39′58″W / 48.734°N 118.666°W | ||
| Soap Lake | Grant | 1,074 | 850 | 29,000 | 95 | None | Columbia / Crab Creek | 47°24′22″N 119°29′49″W / 47.406°N 119.497°W | ||
| Lake Cavanaugh | Skagit | 1,012 | 830 | 36,000 | 80 | Lake Creek | Stillaguamish River | 48°19′16″N 122°00′36″W / 48.321°N 122.01°W | ||
| Lake Samish | Whatcom | 274 | 810 | 33,100 | 160 | Friday Creek | Bellingham Bay | 48°39′54″N 122°23′06″W / 48.665°N 122.385°W | ||
| Coldwater Lake | Cowlitz / Skamania | 2,494 | 770 | 58,500 | 200 | Coldwater Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz | 46°18′11″N 122°14′24″W / 46.303°N 122.24°W | ||
| Bead Lake | Pend Oreille | 2,833 | 720 | 77,000 | 180 | None | Columbia / Pend Oreille | 48°17′53″N 117°06′47″W / 48.298°N 117.113°W | ||
| Lake Union | King | 17 | 580 | 20,000 | 50 | Fremont Cut | Lake Washington | 47°38′28″N 122°20′06″W / 47.641°N 122.335°W | ||
| Buffalo Lake | Okanogan | 2,402 | 540 | 33,700 | 121 | None | Columbia Basin | 48°03′50″N 118°53′17″W / 48.064°N 118.888°W | ||
| Lake Goodwin | Snohomish | 328 | 540 | 13,000 | 50 | Tulalip Creek | Puget Sound | 48°08′31″N 122°17′46″W / 48.142°N 122.296°W | ||
| Summit Lake | Thurston | 459 | 510 | 28,000 | 100 | Kennedy Creek | Puget Sound | 47°03′22″N 123°06′11″W / 47.056°N 123.103°W | ||
| Lake Kapowsin | Pierce | 585 | 510 | 8,300 | 29 | Kapowsin Creek | Puyallup River | 46°58′23″N 122°13′37″W / 46.973°N 122.227°W | ||
| Lake Pleasant | Clallam | 397 | 500 | 16,000 | 50 | Lake Creek to Sol Duc River | Quillayute River | 48°03′50″N 124°19′44″W / 48.064°N 124.329°W | ||
| Packwood Lake | Lewis | 2,857 | 450 | 28,000 | 120 | Lake Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz | 46°35′13″N 121°33′29″W / 46.587°N 121.558°W | ||
| Walupt Lake | Lewis | 3,930 | 380 | 62,000 | 300 | Walupt Creek | Columbia / Cowlitz | 46°25′01″N 121°27′47″W / 46.417°N 121.463°W | ||
| Lake Sutherland | Clallam | 528 | 360 | 21,000 | 86 | Indian Creek | Elwha River | 48°04′44″N 123°42′54″W / 48.079°N 123.715°W | ||
| Lake Lawrence | Thurston | 429 | 330 | 4,400 | 26 | Deschutes River | Puget Sound | 46°51′07″N 122°34′16″W / 46.852°N 122.571°W | ||
| Long Lake | Thurston | 160 | 310 | 3,900 | 21 | Woodland Creek | Puget Sound | 47°01′12″N 122°46′30″W / 47.02°N 122.775°W | ||
| Lacamas Lake | Clark | 182 | 290 | 7,500 | 65 | Lacamas Creek | Columbia / Washougal | 45°37′01″N 122°25′34″W / 45.617°N 122.426°W | ||
| Nahwatzel Lake | Mason | 456 | 270 | 4,600 | 25 | Outlet Creek -> Satsop River | Chehalis River | 47°14′31″N 123°19′59″W / 47.242°N 123.333°W | ||
| Capitol Lake | Thurston | 3 | 270 | 2,400 | 20 | Budd Inlet | Puget Sound | 47°01′59″N 122°54′32″W / 47.033°N 122.909°W | ||
| Lake Dorothy | King | 3,062 | 260 | ca 15,000? | 160 | Miller River | Snohomish River | 47°34′48″N 121°23′10″W / 47.58°N 121.386°W | ||
| Green Lake | King | 164 | 250 | 3,400 | 30 | Bef. 1916: Ravenna Creek | Lake Washington | 47°40′41″N 122°20′17″W / 47.678°N 122.338°W | ||
| Lake Easton | Kittitas | 2,184 | 205 | 4,000 | 85 | Kachess River | Columbia / Yakima | 47°15′00″N 121°11′56″W / 47.25°N 121.199°W | ||
| Angeline Lake | King | 4,613 | 184 | >20,000 | 412 | Angeline Falls, Foss River | Snohomish River | 47°34′16″N 121°18′25″W / 47.571°N 121.307°W | ||
| Big Heart Lake | King | 4,549 | 176 | >20,000 | 449 | Big Heart Falls, Foss River | Snohomish River | 47°34′44″N 121°19′30″W / 47.579°N 121.325°W | ||
| Silver Lake | Whatcom | 6,768 | 162 | ca 25,000? | 522 | Silver Creek | Snohomish River | 48°59′17″N 121°13′55″W / 48.988°N 121.232°W | ||
| Blanca Lake | Snohomish | 3,976 | 160 | 25,000 | 250 | Troublesome Creek | Snohomish River | 47°56′28″N 121°20′28″W / 47.941°N 121.341°W | ||
| Snow Lake | King | 4,019 | 153 | 16,500 | 400 | Rock Creek | Snoqualmie River | 47°28′05″N 121°27′22″W / 47.468°N 121.456°W | ||
| Lake Meridian | King | 372 | 150 | 6,100 | 90 | Big Soos Creek | Duwamish River | 47°21′47″N 122°09′11″W / 47.363°N 122.153°W | ||
| Lake Padden | Whatcom | 450 | 149 | 4,300 | 59 | Padden Creek | Bellingham Bay | 48°42′11″N 122°27′14″W / 48.703°N 122.454°W | ||
| Gravelly Lake | Pierce | 220 | 147 | 6,000 | 57 | None | Chambers Creek | 47°08′53″N 122°31′52″W / 47.148°N 122.531°W | ||
| Chopaka Lake | Okanogan | 2,911 | 140 | 3,700 | 73 | Chopaka Creek | Columbia / Okanogan | 48°55′05″N 119°42′00″W / 48.918°N 119.7°W | ||
| Snoqualmie Lake | King | 3,151 | 130 | ? | ? | Taylor River | Snoqualmie River | 47°34′01″N 121°24′47″W / 47.567°N 121.413°W | ||
| Berdeen Lake | Whatcom | 5,018 | 126 | ca 10,000? | 212 | Berdeen Falls, Bacon Creek | Skagit River | 48°42′58″N 121°27′54″W / 48.716°N 121.465°W | ||
| Mowich Lake | Pierce | 4,929 | 120 | ca 4,000? | 90 | Crater Creek | Puyallup River | 46°56′17″N 121°51′43″W / 46.938°N 121.862°W | ||
| Rattlesnake Lake | King | 911 | 108 | 2,700 | 54 | None | Lake Washington | 47°25′48″N 121°46′30″W / 47.43°N 121.775°W | ||
| Angle Lake | King | 351 | 103 | 2,600 | 52 | None | Duwamish River | 47°25′41″N 122°17′13″W / 47.428°N 122.287°W | ||
| Lake Ballinger | Snohomish | 282 | 101 | 1,500 | 35 | McAleer Creek | Lake Washington | 47°46′55″N 122°19′37″W / 47.782°N 122.327°W |
Reservoirs
| Name | County(s) | Coordinates | Total storage (acre feet) | Surface area (acres) |
Max depth (feet) |
Outflow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake | Douglas, Ferry, Stevens, Lincoln, Grant, Okanogan | 47°56′46.2″N 118°55′56″W / 47.946167°N 118.93222°W | 9,386,000 | 79,400 | 400 | Columbia River |
| Lake Umatilla | Klickitat, Sherman , Gilliam, Morrow, Benton, Umatilla |
45°43′32″N 120°12′44″W / 45.72556°N 120.21222°W | 48,738 | Columbia River | ||
| Riffe Lake | Lewis | 46°27′59″N 122°16′4″W / 46.46639°N 122.26778°W | 1,686,300 | 11,830 | Cowlitz River | |
| Alder Lake | Pierce, Thurston | 46°46′15″N 122°16′20″W / 46.77083°N 122.27222°W | 3065 | 290 | Nisqually River | |
| Ross Lake | Whatcom, British Columbia |
48°52′6″N 121°1′47″W / 48.86833°N 121.02972°W | 1,435,000 | 11,700 | Skagit River | |
| Lake Wallula | Benton, Walla Walla, Umatilla |
45°57′17″N 119°3′53″W / 45.95472°N 119.06472°W | 1,350,000 | 42,500 | Columbia River | |
| Banks Lake | Grant, Douglas | 47°48′21″N 119°11′31″W / 47.80583°N 119.19194°W | 1,275,000 | 26,877 | 177 | |
| Swift Reservoir | Skamania | 46°3′20″N 122°6′51″W / 46.05556°N 122.11417°W | 755,600 | 4,585 | Lewis River | |
| Wanapum Lake | Kittitas, Grant | 46°55′56″N 119°58′24″W / 46.93222°N 119.97333°W | 669,700 | 14,590 | Columbia River | |
| Rufus Woods Lake | Douglas, Chelan | 47°59′47″N 119°37′14″W / 47.99639°N 119.62056°W | 590,199 | 7,800 | Columbia River | |
| Lake Herbert G. West | Walla Walla, Columbia, Whitman, Franklin | 46°34′18″N 118°31′6″W / 46.57167°N 118.51833°W | 432,000 | 6,590 | Snake River | |
| Merwin Lake | Clark, Cowlitz | 45°58′35″N 122°31′35″W / 45.97639°N 122.52639°W | 416,000 | 3,836 | 190 | Lewis River |
| Yale Lake | Clark, Cowlitz | 46°0′43″N 122°18′44″W / 46.01194°N 122.31222°W | 401,760 | 3,612 | Lewis River | |
| Potholes Reservoir | Grant | 46°59′59″N 119°17′6″W / 46.99972°N 119.28500°W | 332,200 | 27,800 |
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